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Published 6 May 2022, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Commercial Advertising: Railway Estate

Official notice

Authority: FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£30,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

First Rail is tendering for the provision of commercial advertising services, to generate revenue through the management of assets and client portfolios across the following FirstGroup Train Operating Companies:

  • FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED, ('GWR') company number 05113733.
  • FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED, ('SWR') company number 07900320.
  • FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED, ('AWC') company number 10349442.
  • FIRST TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS LIMITED, ('TPE') company number 09111801

CPV: Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1First Rail are seeking to contract with one supplier to market, manage, and invest in…

First Rail are seeking to contract with one supplier to market, manage, and invest in an extensive asset portfolio in relation to commercial advertising sales.

The successful bidder will be responsible for developing an existing portfolio of assets in railway stations, increasing revenue generation for our Train Operating Companies (TOCs).

The successful bidder will be required to procure the existing assets at the value stated at the start of the contract term, and will inherit the forward order book.

Core contract requirements involve the safe maintenance, repair, installation of new, and investment in assets throughout the term of the contract, reporting detailed results on a monthly basis to each TOC and First Rail.

As a revenue contract, First Rail are seeking supplier proposals that will best deliver the services required, delivered in accordance to the highest safety levels required in the rail environment, with maximum revenue generation.

Second stage: 2–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 May 2022, 15:46 BST
Last source update
6 May 2022, 15:46 BST
Authority reference
FX415
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011877
Classification (CPV)
Advertising services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+3 moreSouth West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033502 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 May 2022 → 6 Jun 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 May 2022, 15:46 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services 8th Floor,The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, LONDON, UK, W21AFContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • First Rail HoldingsReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.